Saree Politcs

One of these two is a strong, confident woman. Kind of an idol to look up to. I wish I was in her place. I will do anything to switch my life with hers.

I am completely indifferent towards the other one. I will never understand how we let her become what she is today. Is there such a draught of eligible women in India that THIS (not “she”) is what we are supposed to admire?

Being a public figure in India is not an easy task, especially if you belong to “The” political family, which has been in the forefront of running India after Independence. The Gandhis are constantly under scrutiny by the media and live their life on a public platform. The way a political figure presents him/herself says a lot about what kind of family they are from and what their beliefs are.

Living such a high profile life is Priyanka Gandhi. Growing up in the shadow of her mother, Sonia Gandhi, and her grandmother, Indira Gandhi, Priyanka has imbibed effortless elegance. The Gandhi women have an understated, chic, tailored style. They wear muted colors, crisp cotton sarees with coiffed hair. They represent the modern Indian woman who is strong, yet demure at the same time. Priyanka, too, balances this dichotomy perfectly. She is often seen in her family’s signature style sarees or in fitted trousers or jeans with crisp white shirts and sweaters. Donning the same hair style as her grandmother, Priyanka looks just like a modern day Indira Gandhi.

Her style is very relatable to most young Indian women who are women of today, yet hold traditional values. Her look is very appropriate for any working lady. With a pair of well-fitted, boot cut trousers and a white button down shirt, anyone can achieve it. Even a starched cotton saree is a great office look for the hot Indian temperatures. Keep your face simple and hair neatly pulled back to look as graceful as her. Priyanka’s style says that she is very loyal to her family and identifies with the legacy they have created. Just like her find something that is signature to your family. It could be, pearl ear tops, a locket or even a hair style; include it in your everyday wardrobe and be proud of your lineage on a daily basis.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi may not have inherited the political legacy of his Gandhi-Nehru family, but his Bengali bride, Yamini Roy, will get married in a pink and gold brocade Benarasi sari that belonged to his grandmother, Indira Gandhi, on March 6. It was gift from the late Prime Minister to her daughter-in-law, Maneka, when she married her younger son Sanjay.

For the grand reception in the Capital on March 8, Yamini will be clad in a 100-year-old Benarasi, woven in orange and gold, that belonged to Varun’s great grandmother, Kamala Nehru. She will also wear mostly heirloom jewellery from both sides of the family.

Politicians across party lines attended the big bash hosted by Sunanda Pushkar and Shashi Tharoor at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Sunanda wore a pretty pink saree with delicate embroidery and Shashi looked dapper in a black and white ensemble.

They look happy and thats what counts really! There will be enough time to talk about all the scandals.

We at sareedreams wish them well.

I’ll tell you another reason why I am happy about this wedding. Sunanda has a son who is almost 17 now. And in India many women consider themselves asexual by the time their offspring get past puberty. So more power to her and more power to Indian women who dare to live their lives to the fullest.

I know this has been in place since 2007 but I want to highlight it again because in addition to the extra support for a girl child, the state is also offering a free saree to the mothers!

Women and Child Development minister C C Patil, on Friday, told presspersons that Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa would tour nine districts in the first phase in October to be present in saree distribution programmes. The district administration would make arrangements for bringing the beneficiaries to the headquarters and offer them lunch.

Bhagyalakshmi scheme offers financial benefits to girl child of BPL families. The girl child is entitled to a grant of Rs one lakh after completing the age of 18 years. The child gets regular scholarship to continue education. Even after attaining age of 18, girl child can obtain loan for higher studies by pledging the deposit bond, issued by the government.

As on August 30, this year, 11,39,000 girls were entitled to the scheme. As many as 10,68,296 mothers would get sarees. (About 70,000 mothers have two daughters, benefited by the scheme). The minister said the sarees would be procured from Surat.

The department was contemplating procurement of sarees from Karnataka Handloom Corporation in the second phase of the programme.

Minister for Women and Child Development C C Patil said a team of doctors would conduct health check-up for girl children.

Every child would get a health card valid till she is 18. Children requiring advanced treatment would be referred to district hospitals.

Sunil Sardar and Victor Paul have translated this poem along with four other poems for a chapter in a lovely new book titled: A forgotten liberator: The life and struggles of Savitribai Phule. These poems were translated from M.G. Mali’s original marathi collection Savitribai Phule Samagra Wangmaya.

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